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    Guild Wars - How will this run on this?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by AznJohnson, Jul 11, 2007.

  1. AznJohnson

    AznJohnson Notebook Guru

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    Gateway Notebook

    Processor Brand AMD Turion(TM) 64 X2
    Processor Speed 1.6GHz
    Display Type WXGA widescreen TFT-LCD with Ultrabright technology (1280 x 800)
    Screen Size 15.4"
    System Bus Up to 1600MHz
    Cache Memory 512KB + 512KB on die Level 2
    System Memory (RAM) 1GB Type of Memory (RAM) DDR2
    Hard Drive Type Parallel ATA (5400 rpm)
    Hard Drive Size 160GB
    Optical Drive Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
    Optical Drive Speeds 2.4x DVD+R DL; 2x DVD-R DL; 8x8x8 DVD+RW; 8x6x8 DVD-RW; 24x16x24 CD-RW
    Direct-Disc Labeling No
    Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader
    Diskette Drive No

    Graphics ATI RADEON XPRESS 1150
    Video Memory Up to 256MB (shared)
    Personal Video Recorder (PVR) No
    TV Tuner No
    MPEG Yes
    Modem 56 Kbps* ITU V.92 *Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps.
    Networking Built-in 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
    Wireless Networking Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
    S-Video Outputs 1
    PCMCIA Slots 1 Type I/Type II
    USB 2.0 Ports 4
    IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports 1
    Parallel Ports None
    Serial Ports None
    Game Ports None
    Notebook Weight Standard (more than 6 lbs.)
    Battery Type Lithium-ion
    Pointing Device Synaptics touchpad with vertical scroll
    Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium

    Oh - on a side note: What exactly is DDR2? I only find this kind of RAM on certain laptops...
     
    AznJohnson, Jul 11, 2007
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  2. Crimsonman

    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    It'll run medium settings. DDR2 is Double Data Rate
     
    Crimsonman, Jul 11, 2007
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  3. AznJohnson

    AznJohnson Notebook Guru

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    Does that mean anything like... 1 GB of RAM really means 2 GB? Lol - just asking.

    And also... can Direct X10 run with my graphics card?
     
    AznJohnson, Jul 11, 2007
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  4. iph03n1xi

    iph03n1xi Notebook Evangelist

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    Is the 1150 a big step up from the 200?

    I have the 200 and I only get 10-20 FPS in Guild Wars :S
     
    iph03n1xi, Jul 11, 2007
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